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{{trope}}
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The winged horse in [[Greek Mythology]], [[Spontaneous Generation|born]] from the blood that flowed when Perseus slew Medusa ([[It Makes Sense in Context|just roll with it]]). Since then, the image of a horse with wings has persisted in stories and culture, whether these horses are named '''Pegasus''' or another name.
Such stories may [[A Kind of One|turn Pegasus into a whole species]] (plural is [[Perplexing Plurals|often]] "pegasi").
A [[Sub
Compare [[Unicorn]], [[Winged Unicorn]], [[Winged Humanoid]], [[Our Angels Are Different]].
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== [[Advertising]] ==
* The Tri-Star logo.
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* The logo of the Reader's Digest Association.
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Fate/stay
* ''[[Metal Fight Beyblade]]'' is similar to the above example, but with spinning tops. Again, the protagonist uses Pegasus.
* ''[[One Piece]]'' has Pierre, a bird who has the ability to transform into a horse after eating the Horse-Horse Devil Fruit. Pierre's in-between form is effectively a pegasus. A rather ugly pegasus.
* Pegasus was a character on ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' that the villains of the season were seeking, although he could take human form. Or, more accurately, his original form was human.
* ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' is based around warriors who use constellations as their motif. The protagonist's constellation is Pegasus.
* Teppei from ''[[B't X
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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== [[Fan Works]] ==
* George becomes one twice in ''[[
== [[Film]] ==
* In the first ''[[Clash of the Titans]]'', most were said to be killed off by Calebos. In the remake, Pegasus himself is marked by being bigger, [[Darker and Edgier]], more aggressive and black.
** You mean he's a [[Scary Black Man|Scary Black Horse]]?
* Pegasus is also in ''[[Hercules (
== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'', the horse Strawberry (from our world) was given wings by Aslan and took the name Fledge.
** Fledge deserves special mention since he began his life as a non-speaking cart-horse, one of the first animals given speech by Aslan, then given wings to help Digory on his quest.
* Variant: In ''[[
* The winged horses from ''[[Harry Potter]]'', particularly the Thestrals.
* In ''Pegasus'', by [[Robin McKinley]], there's an entire species of pegasi, who co-exist peacefully, though they can only communicate via specially-trained Speaker magicians. Each member of the human Royal family has a pegasus companion.
* One of these shows up in the first book of the ''[[
* A number of winged horses appear in the later books of the ''[[Tortall Universe]]''. They're never referred to as pegasi, and come in a variety of forms, including little insect-sized ones and the carnivorous hurroks.
* Appear in Kate Forsyth's ''The Witches of Eileanan'' series, and (especially) in the [[Sequel Series|sequel trilogy]] ''Rhiannon's Ride''.
== Live-Action TV ==
* Two [[Super Sentai]] series have had warriors with Pegasus motifs: ''[[Dengeki Sentai Changeman]]'' and ''[[Gosei Sentai Dairanger]]''. Both of them are the Blue Rangers of their teams.
* At least one of Pegasus' owners was the legendary [[Pee
== Religion and Mythology ==
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Dungeons
* Pegasi appear in several ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' armies. Empire and Bretonnian heroes can ride them and the Bretonnians can also field an entire unit of Pegasus Knights. The Dark Elves have access to an evil version with bat wings and dark colouring.
* The ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (Tabletop Game)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' card [http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Firewing_Pegasus Firewing Pegasus.]
* In ''[[Magic:
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* ''[[God of War]] II'' gives Pegasus [[Hot Wings]].
* ''[[Master of Magic]]'' gives the High Men access to Pegasai [sic] as a unique flying mounted unit.
* One of the bosses in ''[[
** Also there's Spiral Pegasion/The Skiver from ''[[
** And one of the three version of ''[[
* One of the more useful summons in ''[[Scribblenauts]]'', although it's somewhat skittish.
* The Flying Builder unit from ''[[Total Annihilation Kingdoms]]''.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[Sinfest]]'', [
* ''[[At Arm's Length (
* In ''[[Skin Deep]]'' (Exchanges) one of the characters has an angry rant about how the correct name for their species is Pterippi, literally "winged horse," and that Pegasus was just one indivdual.
* ''[[Karate Bears]]'' are man enough to admit that they [http://www.karatebears.com/2011/12/pegasus-over-rainbow.html ride pegasus's over rainbows]
== [[Web Original]] ==
* Pegasus is featured in ''[[
** "I created him to be used in battle, but I made him such a brilliant tactician that his riders can’t get him to cooperate. He thinks he knows better, and he usually does. But he doesn’t know anything about the arts or sciences. He’ll get along great with you and your sisters." [http://thaliasmusingsnovels.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/1-3-my-kingdom-for-a-pet/\]{{Dead link}}
* Two of the creature families in [[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* The "Pastoral Symphony" segment of ''[[Fantasia]]'' features a whole Pegasus family, including a black baby Pegasus [[The Runt At the End|who is always last]].
* In Disney's ''[[Hercules (
* Some of the [[My Little Pony|My Little Ponies]] are winged horses.
** And the Flutter ponies from [[The Movie]]. The Flutter Ponies are an unusual example, as they have iridescent wings like those found on insects and not the feathered, birdlike wings of Pegasi.
** In ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
*** Two of them, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy, are part of the [[Fan Nickname|mane cast]]. Rainbow Dash in particular is an incredibly talented flier, having broken what is depicted as the sound barrier ''multiple times'', to the point of doing it as a [[Mundane Utility]].
* ''[[The Three Caballeros]]'' has a segment about a flying donkey.
* ''[[Barbie and
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